In this short video I walk through how I sharpen and tune a Japanese bent neck chisel, or kote nomi, for clean, precise work.

Learn how to sharpen knives, scissors, drill bits, chisels, mower blades, and more at home with this step-by-step tool-sharpening PDF.

To sharpen an auger bit, you need a specialized auger-bit file. Hold the auger bit upright in a vise, then file the bit’s lip with the file’s edge [1]. Turn the auger bit in the vise and sharpen the ...